This one day, hands-on workshop led by awarding-winning Photographer Brendan Ó Sé will show you how to get the absolute best out of your Smartphone camera.  In the workshop, Brendan will walk you through how to get the most from your smartphone camera. In a series of practical exercises he will heighten your visual awareness equipping you to create more dynamic and creative compositions in your photography.

You will have the opportunity to put into practice what you are learning in a series of tasks Brendan will assign. He will give you guidelines – according to your own photographic style – of different types of photographs you can achieve. You will get personalised and individual feedback on the photographs you create. By the end of the course you will have produced several photographs to be proud of.

What will I learn?

• Learn great tips and tricks for better composition and exposure
• Produce a series of photographs to be proud of
• Heighten your visual awareness and photographic literacy
• Discover the best mobile photography apps
• Learn how using apps can develop your own personal style of photography
• Discover tips and tricks on how to get your work to stand out on Instagram
• Enjoy the freedom and fun that smartphone photography offers
• Receive personalised feedback from Brendan on your images

You will learn how to use free editing apps to fine tune your images and prepare them for sharing on social media. Brendan will also share tips and tricks on how to get your photographs to stand out on Instagram. You will put what you have learned into practice by getting out and about in Temple Bar, Dublin’s Cultural Quarter to shoot photographs under Brendan’s guidance. After the shoot, you will return to the Museum to learn exciting post-production techniques on your own images. There will be the opportunity to share your photographs with the like-minded photography enthusiasts in the workshop.

What will the workshop be like?

1) Prior to course you can send in a selection of your own photographs for review.

Yes! Your smartphone camera is that good. In this session, we
will learn all about how to get the most from your camera and begin to
create photographs you will be proud of. I will show you tips and
tricks that will excite you to get out shooting.

TASK : Get out and shoot; put what you are learning into practice! Send
in three photos for review based on the input from this week’s
session. I will give you individual and personalised feedback on your
submitted images.

2) Training your eye as you heighten your visual awareness and
learn how to create visually dynamic compositions and develop your own
personal style of photography. This session focuses on how to see the
elements that come together in the composition of great photographs.
Some of this you are already doing instinctively. By the end of this
session you will be seeing and thinking photographically and on the
way to developing your own personal style.

TASK : Review your own photos. Identify compositional elements you have
been producing and now get out and improve as you try to see what can
be seen and how to see it. Send me your three favourite photographs
for personalised review and feedback.

3) Editing: How to make a good photograph great with
easy-to-follow and achievable steps in editing. Using Snapseed – the
best (and it’s free!) editing app for mobile photography – I will show
you how to make your images stand out and capture your viewer’s
attention. And I will also make it easy for you to correct common
mistakes you may make when shooting.

TASK : Again, get out shooting; put into practice what you are learning
and take some time to work on your editing. Help make your images have
that wow factor. Send me your edited photographs to get constructive
feedback on your process.